Worcester Public Schools (WPS) Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) offers informational forums for parents and caregivers of students with special needs. SEPAC is overseen by parent volunteers with assistance from the WPS Special Education Department.

SEPAC works to:

• Increase disability awareness

• Provide resources for schools and families

• Collaborate closely with WPS to develop targeted workshops for families

• Support and provide voice parents/caregivers of students with special needs, along with the students themselves

If you are interested in joining SEPAC or have questions, please email SEPAC parent coordinator Perla Gillitlie or the WPS Special Education Department at 508-799-3055.  Follow Worcester SEPAC on Instagram!

• Worcester Connections Family Resource Center: 508-796-1411

• Ecotarium: 508-929-2700

• Girls and Boys Club: 508-754-2686

• Head Start: 508-799-3259

• Mass Rehab: 617-204-3600

• Quinsigamond Community College: 508-853-2300

• Worcester Art Museum: 508-799-4406

• Worcester Library Main Branch: 508-799-1655

• Worcester State University: 508-929-8000

• Worcester Family Partnership: 508-799-3136

• YWCA of Central Mass: 508-767-2505

• You Inc.: 508-849-5600

Below is a list of online resources that you may find helpful. Click on the links to be directed to each organization's website.

• Federation for Children with Special Needs

• Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line

• Centro Family Support Center

• Hearts and Hands Therapy Services

• Linx Autism Services

• Autism Insurance Resource Center

• Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

• Seven Hills - Aspire Innovative Lifelong Learning

• 1722 Behavior and Consulting

SEPAC Welcome Parents and Families to Join Our Meetings!

If you have any questions and/or need a language interpreter or would like to register to attend a workshop, please call the Special Education Department at 508-799-3055.

Academic Center for Transition

Assistive Technology

Autism

Autism / Life Skills

Child Find Notices

Early Childhood Assessment Center

Emotional Disabilities

Home & Hospital

Learning Disabilities

Life Skills

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC)

Speech & Language

Special Education Procedures Manual

Transition

Transitional Life Skills

Vision